Answer the following question
a) What is Newton's universal law of gravitation.
b) Derive expression for it.
c) Write the formula of universal gravitational constant from above formula.
Answers
Newton's universal law of gravitation states that every particle in the universe attracts every other particle with a force along a line joining them. The force is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
In symbols, the magnitude of the attractive force F is equal to G (the gravitational constant, a number the size of which depends on the system of units used and which is a universal constant) multiplied by the product of the masses (m1 and m2) and divided by the square of the distance
R: F =
a. Every object attracts every other object with a force which is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of distance between them.
b. F=G* M*m/d2 ( G is the constant of proportionality)
c. G=6.673×10-¹¹